Man Strives
for the Heights:
Vigeland's Version
Prolific sculptor Gustav Vige
land portrayed man challenged
by his instincts, perceptive of
cruelty, and oppressed by fate.
Few question the vigor and
boldness of the controversial
genius's creations; opinions vary
as to their artistic merit.
Vigeland designed hundreds of
bronze and granite figures for
Frogner Park in Oslo. A trio
of craftsmen, working from the
artist's drawings, spent three
years carving the tangle of
anatomy on this 54-foot pillar
of life.
@ National Geographic Society
Kodachrome hy Andrew H. Brown,
National Geographic Staff
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